A total of 9,863 candidates who took part in last December's Senior Secondary Certificate Examination passed in all the nine subjects they presented, a statement from the West African Examinations Council said in Accra. This represents 11.72 percent of the total number of 84,176 candidates who took part in the examination. The statement said 6,457 candidates, or 7.67 percent, passed in eight subjects while 5,306, or 6.3 percent, passed in seven subjects. It said 14,369 candidates, or 17.07 percent failed, 1,000 or 1.19 percent were absent and the results of 366 candidates were cancelled. Meanwhile, the results of 402 candidates have been withheld pending the findings of an investigation by WAEC. Gri.
A total of 9,863 candidates who took part in last December's Senior Secondary Certificate Examination passed in all the nine subjects they presented, a statement from the West African Examinations Council said in Accra. This represents 11.72 percent of the total number of 84,176 candidates who took part in the examination. The statement said 6,457 candidates, or 7.67 percent, passed in eight subjects while 5,306, or 6.3 percent, passed in seven subjects. It said 14,369 candidates, or 17.07 percent failed, 1,000 or 1.19 percent were absent and the results of 366 candidates were cancelled. Meanwhile, the results of 402 candidates have been withheld pending the findings of an investigation by WAEC. Gri. GRi: http://www.ghanareview.co.uk
